Girls' name · since 1959
Chrisy
Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 216 babies named Chrisy, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,011 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
216 girls have been named Chrisy since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrisy has been recorded 216 times among girls since 1959, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1990.
- #19,011 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 216 born since 1959
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chrisy ranks #19,011 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 216 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.
- #19,011 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 216
- born since 1959
- 1970s
- peak decade
Chrisy's 216 recorded births place it above 73.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chrisy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chrisy's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chrisy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1990
- Peak year (1978)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Chrisy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (90 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Chrisy's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Chrisy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
69 births
- 1970s
1970s
90 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 90 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Chrisy's data
- Chrisy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chrisy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1959–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chrisy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.